New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-10-02
THE SCOTS WILL TRY AGAIN.
A NEW CHALLENGER FOR THE CUP.
CHARLES SWEET, OF THIS CITY, WILL
BUILD A SECOND-CLASS CUTTER.

1T WILL DE OF STEEL AND AN AMPLIFIcATIoN OF
HIS iNvINcIBLE CLARA.-wILIIAM FYFE JR,
DESIGNER or THE CLARA, WILL PLAN THE
NEW BOAT---MR SWEET RESIGNS FROM
THE NEw-YORK YACHT CLUB.
"when We fell We aye gat up again. and sac will wc
yet" No had tho Thstlcs defeat become his
torical fact, than the prospect of new chal-
lenge from Scotland began bo be talked
abont, first possibility. secondly as a
probability thirdly as certainty. There is no longer
any doubt that there will be another Scottish Richard In
the field next year. Late last night 1t became generally
known among members OF tho Ncw-York Club that
Charles Sweet had resigned from in order to be able to
challenge for the cup, and that he had al
ready given Secretary Bird preliminary notice
Of his intention, similar to what the unsuccess ful Scot
tish syndicate gave last year.
Mr. Sweet Is q marine lawyer Of considerable repue
both sides Of the Atlantic He has offices in this
city at No. Is Broad-st, and In London, aud
he personally practises and spends most of
time in New-Yors. where he the
Hotel Stelburp. at Thrtysix and Ffth-avc. In
Britain his business is known that Of Admiralty
lawyer" He has had successful legal career, and Is
man OF considerable means, who first adoptnE yachting
recreation, became known far and wide In yachting
circles a. the owner OF the whom nvincibe twentyon
cutter Clara
THE NEW CHALLENGER AN AYR MAN.
Mr. Sweet is a scotchman. hailing from the
town OF Ayr in the land OF Burns,
ind sung Of by the Scottish poet as
Aud Ayr whom ner a to'un surpassss.
For honest men and bonnie asses"
Though he has considerable American interests he has
not become naturalzed and In addition to being until
this contingency member OF the NewYork Yacht Club,
he the roster Of tho Royal Thames Royal Northern
and Royal Clyde yacht clubs. lie was until tho forco OF
circumstances led TO hcterodoxy. true believer In
the Thistle and of her enthusiastic supporters
He told his friends In tho NewYork Yacht Club that
they would have the pleasure OF seeing her stern every
time she raced" and the measure OF his disappointment
therefore be gaugcd by the measure OF his former
ervor But he that his hopcs were not TO
be realized in his favorte he conceived the Idea OF him.
self becoming scotands champion. and challenging for
| the Americas cup.
FYFE WILL BE THE DESIGNER.
The notice he gave Secretary Bird stated his intention
OF building cutter to compete next year The man when
naturally chosen to desgn her the designer OF
the successful Clara. william Fye. IT, OF Farle. Scot
land who In this country and sailed on the Thistle
In her races 1t probable though Is not yet quite
certain that tho cutter will be secondclass one
and in her lines be amplihcaon OF tho Clara. There
many for hoping for success from such de-
sgn not the least important being that the Clara Is able
to carry sail In proportion to her dis
placement than any known cutter Oi
| course q decision on Mr.. Sweets part u
have second cutter will put tho Volunteer out o
the question as defender OF the cup At least the en-
try Of boat OF her size against OF such size say
tho Titana while debarred is scarcely feasible I'd
would OF nhnte adverse comment In yacht-
ing circles According TO the conditions under which the
cup Is sailed for any boat over thirty tons Is eligible
For the nc contestant forty tons Is the probable sSe
The finding OF suitable boat TO meet her IL, therefore,
matter Of intense Interest among yachtsmen. and aftcI
the nine days wonder OF the challenge has ceased
sursc this point will not unlikely give place to fact
WHAT YEw-YoRK CLUB MEMBER SAID.
member OF the NcwYork Yacht Club. In talking th'
matter over with a TRIBUNE reporter. commented Mr
sweets discretion In proposing have boat Of the
second class type
Mr. Sweet is Scotch enough. and therefore shrewt
enough" he remarked, to see where his best oppor
tuny Of victory hes lie knows that our second-clss'
sloops not all that they ought TO be-"
What about the Papoose I" remarked a bystander
| There may be a chance now OF letting her have :
| show OF her qualities"
| Among the flying rumors" last night was one tba
mentioned the name OF oliver Isen, OF the Titana
| as probable owner OF the cup dciende
against Mr.. Sweets cutter. A fev
days ago paragraph appeared stating that Mr.. Isei'
wished to dispose OF the Titana aud build anothe
secondclass sloop and II the sccondclass slool
turns out anything good 1t may stand hrstrae chance
! OF meeting the Fyfe-designed cutter
Grx PAINE DOES NOT KNOW WHAT HE WILL DO
General Paine was at the rooms OF tho Newfori
Yacht Club just before ho left them In order to catc
the 1890 train for Boston. lie was asked II ne ha'
heard anything OF tho new challenge ana repned IN th
| negative.
Would you build boat to meet the cutter talked OF
THAT is question for the future ho replied In hi
Mr. sweets resignation from the NewYork Yacht
Club Is well to note. is not necessity because OF his
OF that club dsss not deDar hi'n ~ . member OF th'
Brush clubs with which he Is Connected trom chaensint
for the cup considered that TO resign at eas
temporarily Is best both as matter OF courtesy anu e1
pedicncy The cutter will be built OF STEEL so tha
| ,ha wei pf
In wooden boats heavily weigh ed keel 10 apt to sprn,
the umbsrs. rs was tho case with the Atlsnuc' whci
Faire Mr. Fyte's birthplace. i.ony about thirty mile
from AYR. and until few years ago his father. me we
known yacht builder. had yacht and pressure poa
| building place at Ayr
CAPTAIN BARR WILL SAIL TIE NEW YACHT.
The skipper Of the now yacht will be Captain Barr
| who sailed the Thistle and who made his reputation
during the time ho hold the tiller OF the Clara
Itmay be mention ed that the Titana and Shamrock
whose sailing qualities are so nearly alike that ate
repeated trials the question OF speed supremacy has no
yet been satisfactorily decided originally built
dsend the cup In case "f chaiioAxe ny seconuo''
| cabin cutter.
WHY THE CENTREBOARD WON THE CUP.
THE CUTTERS HAVE NO FRIENDS NOw-vARIoU
COMMENTS on THE RACE.
Centre-board enthusiasts were on top yesterday
Scarcely single cutter could be found at the yach
Ing art galleries" down town or at the clubs abou
Madison square. The great race OF Friday wa
talked over, tho general and sincere was the nc
that the eentrc board sloep could beat th
kesi boat windward every time and come near hodin
her own tho in with all sail set Even the Scotch
men themselves are weakening on the cutter model
Commodore Clark OF the Royal Clyde Yacht Club 4
said TO have admitted that the Volunteer could beat tn
Thistle or any other keel boat In race to wind
ward, though he rather hoped vita Mr.. Bell tnat th
cutter would than the lost ground runnn
before the wind Now. neither tue Commodore nor th